Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts
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Vitali Mikhailovich |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 18.06.1937 |
| Birthplace: | Zburjevka, Kherson Oblast, Ukrainian SSR |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 08.01.1963 |
| Selection group: | TsPK-2 |
| Position: | Test Cosmonaut (TC) |
| Status: | Ret. 07.01.1981 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | Soyuz 21 | Flight Engineer | 06.07. - 24.08.1976 | 49d 06h 23m |
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| Total | 49d 06h 23m | |||
Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Soyuz 14 | Flight Engineer |
| 2 | Soyuz 15 | Flight Engineer |
Additional information
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Graduated from Institute for Petrol and
Chemistry, Baku, 1959; graduated from Militarypolitics Academy of the Soviet
Army, Moscow, 1974; Chemist, test engineer, Colonel-engineer, Ret., Soviet Air
Force; was selected as cosmonaut on 08.01.1963 (TsPK-2);
OKP (cosmonaut basic training): 1/63 - 21.01.1965;
retired from cosmonaut and military duty, 1981; later Director of a geological
science group, since 1998 Deputy Director of TOO Kapita. |
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